Black Head Fort

Open accesson National Trust land that is open on foot at all times

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Black Head Fort is a promontory fort in Cornwall. It is one of 17 promontory forts the Albion Guide lists in the county. It sits inside Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

The nearest other promontory fort is The Long Stone, Penrice, 4.2 km to the north. St Austell Station is 5.1 km away to the north-west.

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